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'''Eastern rainbowfish''' ('''''Melanotaenia splendida splendida''''') is a species of [[fish]] in the [[Melanotaeniidae]] family [[Endemism|endemic]] to [[Australia]]. |
'''Eastern rainbowfish''' ('''''Melanotaenia splendida splendida''''') is a species of [[fish]] in the [[Melanotaeniidae]] family [[Endemism|endemic]] to [[Australia]]<ref name=fishbase>{{FishBase_species|genus=Melanotaenia|species=splendida splendida|year=2007|month=September}}</ref>. |
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The Eastern rainbowfish can be found in river systems east of the [[Great Dividing Range]] of [[Queensland]] [[Australia]] from the [[Boyne River, Queensland|Boyne River]] south of [[Gladstone, Queensland|Gladstone]] to [[Cape York Peninsula]]. It is kept as a [[tropical]] [[aquarium]] fish. |
The Eastern rainbowfish can be found in river systems east of the [[Great Dividing Range]] of [[Queensland]] [[Australia]] from the [[Boyne River, Queensland|Boyne River]] south of [[Gladstone, Queensland|Gladstone]] to [[Cape York Peninsula]]. It is kept as a [[tropical]] [[aquarium]] fish. |
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* Fishbase [http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/speciesSummary.php?ID=13102&genusname=Melanotaenia&speciesname=splendida+splendida Melanotaenia splendida splendida] Downloaded on [[10 September]] [[2007]]. |
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Eastern rainbowfish (Melanotaenia splendida splendida) is a species of fish in the Melanotaeniidae family endemic to Australia[1].
The Eastern rainbowfish can be found in river systems east of the Great Dividing Range of Queensland Australia from the Boyne River south of Gladstone to Cape York Peninsula. It is kept as a tropical aquarium fish.
References
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2007). splendida"Melanotaenia splendida splendida" in FishBase. September 2007 version.
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